The near future offers a world of endless, sprawling cities. Hired Team: Trial -- Gold is set in the year 2064, when the technological revolution has influenced society such that nearly all of Earth's people live deep in the uninterrupted metropolis that now covers all the land. A new underworld of crime has grown from the dank infrastructures of the limitless urban sprawl. Gangs run the streets now and their turf wars leave hundreds of innocent people wounded or dead each day. Conventional police forces offer little protection from the festering incivility. It's time to hire a team of specialists.

The Hired Team is a group of exceptional modern warriors who answer the call to cleanse this brave new world of the rampant crime and violence. Players take the roles of highly trained military operatives who have volunteered for service on the team. As the title suggests, most of the game takes place within the 28 maps of the trial, in which players compete against other applicants for a place on the elite squad. Most standard first-person shooter options are offered, including solo and team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Defend the Base, and several options for online play.